A/n: Heeeeelllllloooooo, readers!!! I'M BACK!!!!!

I am probably the worst author ever. I can't believe I just stopped like that. I'm so sorry

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Nekogurl888: Haa, don't die!! Your welcome, by the way. Hope you have time to read this even with homework. Thank you so much.

thelittlepurplepuffball: Miss Ginger? I started laughing like a madman when I saw that, lol. It was so random but so thought out and smart. Hufflepuff and smart- so cute. You ready for this??

Gumballs04: Okay, so I'm not against gay people or anything. I even added a gay couple to this chapter, but not Scott and Sirius. I guess it could be cute, but I'm already working out their relationships. I'm sorry.

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Wait for it…

Omg. Black Lake Ball!!

Chapter 20

"Well I did not expect that," Hestia says first.

"Why not?" Doe asks, smirking

She blinks. "I just thought that Remus was. . . well, too bookish for you. . ."

Doe rolls her eyes. "Can you go judge somewhere else? Remus is the only guy I could think of that I'd ever go to this ball with."

Hestia rolls her eyes and tugs on Kevin's arm. "Let's go, Kevy." She opens the door and sort of drags Kevin behind her.

I raise my eyebrow at him and he shrugs in return. I make my first prediction of the night: Kevin will regret this in the end.

"Um, did I miss something?" Lily asks stepping into the room.

A familiar boy stands next to her. I recognize him, but I've never actually met him. This must've been Caleb Grimsby.

Shay nods in the guys direction. "Hey, Caleb." I'm right.

"Guys, what are we waiting for?" Mary asks. "That's everyone. Let's go!"

"Almost everyone," Johanna Shacklebolt says, with Peter following her. "Harper and Barskey said they'd catch up later. I think they're busy snogging somewhere. Oh and Vivienne and Greg are already outside."

"Okay," Lily says. "Let's go then."

"Wait!" Shay exclaims. "Where's Simon?"

"He's also outside with his boyfriend," Johanna answers.

I didn't know that Simon was gay. Whatever.

Remus opens the door for everyone and we all enter outside. "Guys, we need to go to the lake," Caleb says. "You see those glowing lights? That's where we're headed."

"Last one there is a rotten egg!" I holler. I grab Alice's hand and run.

Everyone else chases after us, laughing. When we get there, Peter's the rotten egg.

"Lookatthelake!" Mia cries.

"It's beautiful," Sirius says. He turns to May. "But not as beautiful as you."

She blushes and I feel my heart fall a little.

"Oooooh!! Food!" James runs off to find a table with Mia.

"Want to get a table too?" Alice asks.

"Whatever you want," I reply.

We find a table and sit. "Um, what do you want to eat?" I ask her. I look over at the dancing students. The music is nice.

She blinks a few times. "How about we dance first?"

"Sure." I take her hand and we walk to the dance floor.

"I just want to warn you," she tells me, "I can't dance."

"My father made me and my sister get lessons. It's not that hard, especially when you have a handsome dance partner."

She smiles. "With blue hair."

"So I wrap my arm around you like this," I explain and do. "And I put one arm on your shoulder. You do the same things with your other hands."

She nods and does so. She laughs. "I'm so short."

"Eh, you're good. Now move your right foot. . ."

Slowly, I teach her how to dance. Every time she messes up we both laugh together and smile. It's nice.

After the song is over, a jumpy song starts. "Okay, this is a dance I can do!" she shouts over the music.

She jumps, claps, spins, and sings along to the song. My father would hate this. I'm loving every second of it.

I don't know how to dance like this, so I just watch Alice and cheer her on. "Go, Al my gal!"

She looks over at me and smiles. "Now it's your turn." She teaches me the dance moves and I start to learn the lyrics of the song. We sing them together:

"This night is MAG-I-CAL, MAG-I-CAL!

We're partying like an-i-mals, an-i-mals

My heart is racing, once again

Dancing ladies and the men

No more pretending

Love as our ending!

This night is MAG-I-CAL, MAG-I-CAL!"

We dance some more and then I get her some punch. As I walk back with two cups, I look at the moon. The full moon is coming any day now. Whoever the other werewolf is better reveal himself soon.

I hand Alice the punch and we walk back to our table. "I lost my mother too, you know," she tells me.

I look at her. "Really?"

She nods. "She died giving birth to me. I hate myself for that. The first thing I did when I came into this world was kill someone." She looks at the ground. "I murdered my own mother. I-" She looks down.

"Alice, that almost happened to me. My mother got really sick when she was pregnant with me and the doctors said that it was a miracle she survived. She told me that I was her miracle. That she would've died for me on that day if it would mean I could live. I'll bet that's what your mother did."

She opens her mouth and closes it. She looks away and then at me again with tears in her eyes. "Thank you, Scott. Your a great friend."

"Can you come with me?" I ask her.

"Where?"

"Just follow me."

I walk passed the dance floor and towards the lake. Alice follows me down the hill, until we're close enough to dip our feet in the lake. I take my shoes off and let my feet sink into the warm water. The glowing stones in the lake were in my reach and I took an electric blue one. I hand it to her. "So you'll always remember tonight."

"From your hair color." She sighs. "Won't it change back to grey as soon as the night is over?"

"Yes, but the memory will last. And besides, if you keep it, in thirteen years from now it'll glow again."

She smiles. She takes out a hairpin from her hair and hands it to me. "So you'll always remember tonight."

She takes off her heels and joins me. We sit on the sand and let the water soak our feet. She leans her head on my shoulder. "I'll never forget this."

Her soft breath touches my cheek. I sigh. "Neither will I."

She looks into my eyes and smiles. "Boys are stupid."

Every way I felt about Alice changes in that moment. I lean my head closer to hers and whisper, "Girls are too," into her lips.

A/n: I'm freaking out! You know what I just realized? Alice was dancing in heels. No wonder she messed up.

I know that Scott and Alice just... yeah. I know I said that Scay would happen, but thank goodness for you, this is not the last chapter. So vote who you think Scott should be with. I'm having trouble with it. May or Alice (Unless you're Gumballs04, who wants Scott to be with Sirius. If you really want it, impress me with an awesome reason. It can't be that it's you dream couple!)?? Write why you pick who you choose in the reviews so I can also choose. Can't wait to see.

Why can't these characters be real? Ooh, another challenge! If you could date any of these characters, who would it be? I'd say, maybe Scott cuz he's awesome, or maybe Kevin cuz he's a reader. I also love Remus. Sirius is hilarious. Eh, not Peter. Ah, I can't choose!! Maybe you'll have an easier time with this. Write who you think you would date in the reviews!

Hopefully more soon,

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